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Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Markos Kyprianou wraps up a trip to
South America this week, with a visit to Brazil.

According to an official press release, on January 16 Kyprianou held
talks in Buenos Aires with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentina
Jorge Taiana, who also hosted a luncheon in honour of Kyprianou and the
Cypriot delegation.

During the meeting, Kyprianou had the opportunity to brief Taiana on
efforts to solve the Cyprus problem and expressed appreciation for the
participation of Argentina in the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
(UNFICYP) since 1993, as well as the contribution of a team of
anthropologists from Argentina in efforts to determine the fate of
missing persons in Cyprus.

The two Ministers also discussed bilateral relations, the situation in
the Middle East, the relations of Argentina with the EU and other
issues of mutual interest, and examined the prospects for cooperation
in the financial and shipping sectors.

Kyprianou and Taiana furthermore examined the possibility of
strengthening cooperation between their Ministries and intensifying
contacts on a diplomatic level.

According to the press release, Taiana accepted an invitation extended
by Kyprianou to visit Cyprus.

Kyprianou conveyed a message in writing from the President of the
Republic of Cyprus to the President of Argentina.

The UN peace-keeping force in Cyprus (UNIFCYP) arrived on the island in
March 1964, after intercommunal fighting broke out, three years after
Cyprus gained its independence from British colonial rule. It is one of
the longest serving UN peace-keeping forces.

Argentine forensic experts participate in a team working on the island
to identify remains of Greek Cypriots missing since the 1974 Turkish
invasion and Turkish Cypriots missing since the early 1960s.

The memorial service of the late President of the Republic of Cyprus
Tassos Papadopoulos was held Sunday in the village of Deftera, in
Nicosia district, officiated by the head of the Cyprus Orthodox Church
Archbishop Chrysostomos II.

Tassos Papadopoulos passed away on December 12th 2008. He died of lung
cancer at the Intensive Care Unit of Nicosia General Hospital. He was
74.

The memorial service was held at Saint Nicolaos Church in Deftera,
Nicosia district, in the presence of House President and President of
the Democratic Party (DIKO), which Papadopoulos had led, Marios
Garoyian, members of the Council of Ministers, leaders of political
parties, church, military and police force officials, his family and
friends.

In statements after the memorial service, Garoyian said that the
positions of the late President have been tested and proven to be
correct``, adding that ``now they guide our own policy. ``Tassos
Papadopoulos` thoughts and positions will determine for many years to
come the thoughts and positions of Cypriot Hellenism, he added.

In his statements, the Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus said that
Tassos Papadopoulos ``rescued Cyprus and its state entity.